Sometimes they actually get it right

Halloween- In years past, I and many other drivers have been out delivering in residential neighborhoods full of trick or treaters well after dark. This year, our center actually made a legitimate effort to get everybody done early on Halloween in order to avoid the risk of running over a kid. I was done and off the clock by 6:15, which is unheard of for me this time of year.

Tires- I run a lot of miles on gravel and will completely chew up a new set of tires in 7 or 8 months. The shop and I have worked out a system whereby, during the summer months, I run on whatever old tires/spares/retreads/ they have lying around. All I need during good weather is something with legal tread that holds air. Then, on or around the first of November every year, they toss whatever is on my truck into the "spare" bin and mount a brand new set of seriously bad ass mud tires all the way around. Like clockwork, I showed up this morning to fresh rubber as well as a completely new set of brakes on my truck, just in time for the mud and snow and winter weather that I will be fighting with up on my mountain in the coming weeks. There was a time when getting decent tires involved a lot of arguing and fighting, but now its simply a matter of writing the car up and waiting a couple of days for the shop to schedule the work.

Our center manager made a huge speech about how it was going to be his personal goal to get everyone done and in early. He put in ONE split car, and that was supposed to magically fix everything. We even sent 2 drivers home Thursday, instead of having all available bodies and trucks to get the job done and go home.

I'm at least glad to hear that some centers didn't totally screw it up

I had never heard the term before as well but also assume that it means no optional holidays or 8 hour requests; of course, you would have the same people calling in sick, so it would probably be all for naught.

We did have one older driver help out one of our younger ones. They both deliver in the same town and the older guy helped out by taking some residentials and picking up the UPS Store so that they younger guy could get done early to spend time with his kids.

I could have had all the candy I wanted this year due to the lack of trick or treaters in the neighborhood I was in.

I was finally in a nice neighborhood this year with good kids, and their parents walking around with most of them, so no worries about the little monsters "tricking" someone by stealing their stuff lol

We did have one older driver help out one of our younger ones. They both deliver in the same town and the older guy helped out by taking some residentials and picking up the UPS Store so that they younger guy could get done early to spend time with his kids.

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Why didn't you do that? You just sat at home in the dark that night anyhow, right?

I deliver to a neighborhood that is surrounded by hills and long driveways. It's all flat and the houses are close together. There were hundreds of kids Trick or Treating. The parents drive their kids in from the hills. Quite the sight.

I was home all week for vacation. I always take of this week so I'm home for Trick or Treat and my last week before peak starts. But I did hear that our centers were told "no residential deliveries after 6pm."

I was home all week for vacation. I always take of this week so I'm home for Trick or Treat and my last week before peak starts. But I did hear that our centers were told "no residential deliveries after 6pm."

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Wow, can't believe that. Definitely remember many Halloweens driving my PC 3 mph on residential streets. I actually loved walking up to a house with a delivery AND with a bunch of kids trick or treating. At least I had fun with some kids, if not my own!